Mechanisms Underlying the Relationship Between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function

<p>Preface - Mechanistic links between biodiversity and ecosystem function<br>Nico Eisenhauer<br>1. A multitrophic perspective on biodiversity–ecosystem functioning research<br>Nico Eisenhauer<br>2. Species contributions to above and belowground biodiversity effects in the Trait-Based Experiment<br>Liesje Mommer<br>3. "Lost in trait space: species-poor communities are inflexible in properties that drive ecosystem functioning" <br>Anja Vogel<br>4. Terrestrial laser scanning reveals temporal changes in biodiversity mechanisms driving grassland productivity<br>Claudia Guimarães-Steinicke<br>5. Plant functional trait identity and diversity effects on soil meso- and macrofauna in experimental grassland<br>Remy Beugnon and Nico Eisenhauer<br>6. How plant diversity impacts the coupled water, nutrient and carbon cycles<br>Markus Lange<br>7. A new experimental approach to test why biodiversity effects <br>Anja Vogel<br>8. Linking local species coexistence to ecosystem functioning - a conceptual framework from ecological first principles in grassland ecosystems<br>Kathryn E. Barry<br>9. Mapping change in biodiversity and ecosystem function research: Food webs foster integration of experiments and science policy<br>Jessica Hines<br>10. Transferring biodiversity-ecosystem function research to the management of ‘real-world’ ecosystems<br>Peter Manning</p>